Pipe body stainless reel



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PIPE BODY STAINLESS REEL Filed July '7, 1938 Patented Oct. 3, 1939 UNITED STATES PIPE BODY S Warren J. Simonds, Orange, Mass., assignor to Hunt Machine Company,

Rodney Mass., a corporation TAINLESS REEL Orange, of Massachusetts Application July 7, 1938, Serial No. 217,969

2 Claims.

'I'his invention relates to a stainless steel reel and is a further improvement on the reel Set forth in my Patent No, 2,071,090.

While that reel served its purpose, the principal object of this invention is to provide for practically the same results with a very material addition to the strength at a decidedly lower cost in the manufacture as well as 'maintenance Other objects of the invention are to provide lo a stainless steel cover for an ordinary pipe body, the cover being made of comparatively thin stainless steel and protecting the pipe body so that the strength will be secured through the pipe body and the protection through the cover; to provide means whereby the longitudinal bars can be accurately and xedly supported by the pipe and still protect the pipe against the admission of liquids in washing or dyeing.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in Which- Fig. 1 is a side view of a stainless steel reel used in the textile industry for washing or dyeing purposes in connection with yarn or cuts of cloth;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a view of a piece of the stainless steel intended for wrapping half way around the shaft in its straight condition before it is bent around the shaft.

patent certain desired results were secured but it involved considerable expense for the weight of the stainless steel required and it also was a comparatively heavy construction. With the idea of reducing the cost of manufacture and very much improving the strength of a reel for accomplishing the same objects this invention has been evolved.

The strength is greatly increased and the cost reduced by mounting the whole reel on an ordinary steel pipe I which constitutes the shaft of the reel and does not even have to be nished on the outside. This constitutes one of the savings. By using an ordinary steel pipe the cost of the shaft is reduced and a shaft is provided having a great deal of strength against bending as well as against twisting.

In orderto cover the pipe, two or more sheets II of stainless steel are formed and united to- In the reel set forth in the abovementioned (Cl. 242-123) p gether and then used as a jacket around the body of the pipe I0. 'I'his protects the pipe from the liquids and alkalis used in certain technical operations for which this reel is employed.

Preferably two sheets, as shown in Fig. 4, are employed. These are provided with punched holes I2 through which the sheets can be welded, or otherwise united, with the pipe I0 at the points I3. At the two edges of the sheets II are half holes I4 which register with each otheras the two sheets surround the pipe body to serve as a means for receiving the weld, or the like, for uniting the two sheets together wherever these joints may occur. The holes thus formed by the notches I4 take the place of the holes I2 along the seams. As a matter of fact the holes are intended to occur at points where the sheets rest against the pipe I0. The sheets are welded together throughout their length, edge to edge, and united to the pipe at spaced points. The holes I2 and the holes formed by the notches I4 locate the points I3 at which the cover is welded to the pipe. The whole structure of the sheet cover is shown as hexagonal, thus bringing these points against the cylindrical pipe Where they can be united in this way.

The rest of the reel, of course, is composed in the present case of six radial posts I8 reaching to the pipe and supported thereby. These postsv carry six U-bars I9 extending longitudinally secured to the end discs I but, of course, not protected in any way by the stainless steel. On longer reels only are the posts I8 employed.

The end heads I5 of the reel are brought up tight against the sides of the jackete-d pipe body and are welded to the stainless steel along the line I6. This provides a reel that is entirely stainless as it is sealed throughout against the entrance of moisture, alkalis or acids.

By this multiplicity of holes and two seams, the seams being provided with half holes at regular intervals, the stainless steel jacket becomes a unit with the body providing tremendous strength. At the same time the finished surface is of stainless steel throughout its area with no part any where exposed to cause trouble from rust, or the like.

It will be seen, therefore, that great increase in strength is provided and a decrease in the amount of stainless steel, which is an expensive metal. The interior parts are thoroughly protected against the rust.

Having thus described my' invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited REISISU ED SEP 1 0 1940 to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. In a .reel of the character described, the combination of a steel pipe constitutingv the center of the reel andthe shaft on which it turns, a jacket around the shaft of polygonal shape consisting entirely of stainless steel and extending from one end to the other, said jacket extending entirely around the pipe and being weldconstituting an axle thereof, a pair of sheets of stainless steel forming a cover for the pipe and provided with peripheral semiclrcular notches at the edges of each sheetand spaced to come together at their edges, said sheets to engage the pipe at their edges and at points therearound, sald edges being welded together throughout -their length, perforations in the stainless steel located at points at which the stainless steel engages the pipe, welding material in said perforations and notches for securing the' sealed stainless steel cover` around the pipe to prevent the entrance of liquids, two end discs welded to opposite ends of the cover around the pipe and bars extending across from one disc to the other.

WARREN J. SIMONDS. 

